Think Java

Preface

1. The Way of the Program
-What Is Programming?
-What Is Computer Science?
-Programming Languages
-The Hello World Program
-Displaying Strings
-Escape Sequences
-Formatting Code
-Debugging Code
-Vocabulary
-Exercises

2. Variables and Operators
-Declaring Variables
-Assignment
-State Diagrams
-Printing Variables
-Arithmetic Operators
-Floating-Point Numbers
-Rounding Errors
-Operators for Strings
-Composition
-Types of Errors
-Vocabulary
-Exercises

3. Input and Output
-The System Class
-The Scanner Class
-Program Structure
-Inches to Centimeters
-Literals and Constants
-Formatting Output
-Centimeters to Inches
-Modulus Operator
-Putting It All Together
-The Scanner Bug
-Vocabulary
-Exercises

4. Void Methods
-Math Methods
-Composition Revisited
-Adding New Methods
-Flow of Execution
-Parameters and Arguments
-Multiple Parameters
-Stack Diagrams
-Reading Documentation
-Writing Documentation
-Vocabulary
-Exercises

5. Conditionals and Logic
-Relational Operators
-Logical Operators
-Conditional Statements
-Chaining and Nesting
-Flag Variables
-The return Statement
-Validating Input
-Recursive Methods
-Recursive Stack Diagrams
-Binary Numbers
-Vocabulary
-Exercises

6. Value Methods
-Return Values
-Writing Methods
-Method Composition
-Overloading
-Boolean Methods
-Javadoc Tags
-More Recursion
-Leap of Faith
-One More Example
-Vocabulary
-Exercises

7. Loops
-The while Statement
-Generating Tables
-Encapsulation and Generalization
-More Generalization
-The for Statement
-The do-while Loop
-break and continue
-Vocabulary
-Exercises

8. Arrays
-Creating Arrays
-Accessing Elements
-Displaying Arrays
-Copying Arrays
-Array Length
-Array Traversal
-Random Numbers
-Traverse and Count
-Building a Histogram
-The Enhanced for Loop
-Vocabulary
-Exercises

9. Strings and Things
-Characters
-Strings Are Immutable
-String Traversal
-Substrings
-The indexOf Method
-String Comparison
-String Formatting
-Wrapper Classes
-Command-Line Arguments
-Vocabulary
-Exercises

10. Objects
-Point Objects
-Attributes
-Objects as Parameters
-Objects as Return Types
-Mutable Objects
-Aliasing
-The null Keyword
-Garbage Collection
-Class Diagrams
-Java Library Source
-Vocabulary
-Exercises

11. Classes
-The Time Class
-Constructors
-More Constructors
-Getters and Setters
-Displaying Objects
-The toString Method
-The equals Method
-Adding Times
-Pure Methods and Modifiers
-Vocabulary
-Exercises

12. Arrays of Objects
-Card Objects
-Card toString
-Class Variables
-The compareTo Method
-Cards Are Immutable
-Arrays of Cards
-Sequential Search
-Binary Search
-Tracing the Code
-Recursive Version
-Vocabulary
-Exercises

13. Objects of Arrays
-The Deck Class
-Shuffling Decks
-Selection Sort
-Merge Sort
-Subdecks
-Merging Decks
-Adding Recursion
-Vocabulary
-Exercises

14. Objects of Objects
-Decks and Hands
-CardCollection
-Inheritance
-Dealing Cards
-The Player Class
-The Eights Class
-Class Relationships
-Vocabulary
-Exercises

Appendix A: Development Tools
Appendix B: Java 2D Graphics
Appendix C: Debugging

Index